Spearmint plant denominated KI-MsEM0110
AssigneeKemin Industries, Inc.
InventorsJohn A. Greaves, Brindha Narasimhamoorthy, Sarah Wildgen, Rachel Barkley, Susan Ruden
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Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Mentha spicata L. named KI-MsEM0110 and characterized by elevated levels of rosmarinic acid and vigorous growth.
Claims15
A method of extracting rosmarinic acid, comprising extracting rosmarinic acid from plant tissue of a spearmint Mentha spicata L. plant denominated KI-MsEM0110 as produced by a spearmint line deposited with the ATCC and assigned accession number PTA-122652.
A method of providing an antioxidant, comprising extracting rosmarinic acid from plant tissue of a spearmint Mentha spicata L. plant denominated KI-MsEM0110 as produced by a spearmint line deposited with the ATCC and assigned accession number PTA-122652.
A method of providing an antioxidant, comprising:
- a. field growing plant tissue of a spearmint Mentha spicata L. plant denominated KI-MsEM0110 as produced by a spearmint line deposited with the ATCC and assigned accession number PTA-122652;
- b. harvesting the plant tissue;
- c. extracting rosmarinic acid from the plant tissue;
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- d. utilizing the rosmarinic acid in a product.
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